New licencing rule changes

**argada** · 1st March 2012, 18:28

I sat the full license test at AA Westgate on Monday.
The new 6F is not only similar, but pretty much identical to the old 6R test.

But the guy gave a little speech at the start, something along the these lines...
"This is going to be a BRAND NEW test, rules have changed, one mistake and you are done! But don't worry, I'm not here to fail you....."

That had me worried a little bit (a lot!

), but it turned out to be identical to my restricted test, exact same route, same stop signs, same place for u-turn.
None of that remember hazard stuff at all.

**wharekura** · 1st March 2012, 18:52

thanks for the feedback. when i sat my 6r in jan2012 i just remembered what people said to me, just ride and dont worry about it. and that made me mainly get over the nerves and whatever the inspector said. interesting though ur inspector did not go over the hazards. my inspector did not give me any feedback until i asked.

**DODO``** · 2nd March 2012, 16:39

good stuff, thanks for your info guys

much appreciated!

**JustNick** · 6th March 2012, 11:13

Ok I just passed my restricted test today down here in Taupo and here's a wall of text to celebrate!

Cost:
Well I booked online 4 weeks ago to coincide with the end of my 6 month learners period. Booking 4 weeks in advance I had my pick of pretty much any day and time that I wanted. I opted for 10.45 which I figured would be a relatively quiet period not having to worry about school traffic etc.
The cost to sit the restricted test was $134.80.

Preparation:
Well I 've done a whole stack of riding in different conditions and riding environments in my first 6 months of riding. I did go out and practice a few u-turns the day before however just to be safe however. I also opted to go to the optometrist and have them do the eye exam before my test instead of using the eye machine at the AA centre, not that I have dodgy eyes I just find it easier to have all of my eggs lined up so to speak. The eye exam cost me $25.00 down here and was very straight forward. Look at the chart and a peripheral vision check. The optometrists have forms on hand and they just need to fill it out with pass/fail, test results and stamp it for you to take to the testing centre.

On the day:
You are required to show up 1/2 an hour before your test appointment if you booked online. This is so that you can fill out the required paperwork before the test. I had to produce 1 form of ID (drivers licence) and proof of address (bank statement). It only takes a couple of minutes to fill out the form which was a DL1 from memory. In the end I had a bit of time to sit around and twiddle my thumbs waiting for the tester to arrive which is all good.

Test brief:
The first thing the tester said to me when we were doing the pre-ride check on the bike was "the headset is broken" and "sign this form please". I straight away started think "garrrr". As far as the pre-ride check goes he could see that my lights and brake lights worked because I was sitting on the bike and he checked the WOF and rego. I was told to keep his car in sight at all times for the test.

The test itself:
Due to not having a headset, I was given instructions of what route to ride and when to stop for the next set of instructions.

Here's a list of some of the skills tested (as far as I could tell):
Left hand turns at giveways.
Around town riding.
Stop lights.
Pulling over to the side of the road.
Pulling out from the side of the road.
Right hand turns at stop signs.
Round abouts.
U-turns x 1.
50km/h
70km/h
100km/h
Riding past shops and a school.
Merging lanes.

The test itself took approximately 20 minutes including 2 stops for new instructions and was very straight forward. At the stop signs I was putting one foot down and was not told off for it. I was also doing the usual stuff; obvious mirror and headchecks, speed limit etc. I was never asked about hazards on the route but didn't have to employ some vehicular avoidance manouvres when I car tried to back out into my road space.

Conclusion:
The test was piss easy and going by the other descriptions on here it doesn't seem to have changed much at all to the original restricted test.

**wharekura** · 6th March 2012, 12:46

thanks for the feedback. One thing - I thought because u sat the 6R AFTER the 27/Feb/2012 that the practical should had been 1 hour duration? Also, u must have a great memory because giving directions and instructions on top of nerves must of been difficult.

**JustNick** · 6th March 2012, 13:07

Originally Posted by wharekura

thanks for the feedback. One thing - I thought because u sat the 6R AFTER the 27/Feb/2012 that the practical should had been 1 hour duration? Also, u must have a great memory because giving directions and instructions on top of nerves must of been difficult.

Regarding the 1 hour duration yes that was also my understanding and I did pay the new licence testing fees rate, but it didn't turn out to be the case on the day - I'm guessing everyone is still getting used to the changes. And the route that we took was really simple it wasn't a case of memorising a half a dozen turns at a time or anything like that.

**DODO``** · 9th March 2012, 11:52

Originally Posted by JustNick

Regarding the 1 hour duration yes that was also my understanding and I did pay the new licence testing fees rate, but it didn't turn out to be the case on the day - I'm guessing everyone is still getting used to the changes. And the route that we took was really simple it wasn't a case of memorising a half a dozen turns at a time or anything like that.

Good on you!

Speaking of the route,, does anybody know or remember the route for the ones from Browns Bay testing station? I know its a big ask but I believe knowing the route (even roughly) would help out some really nervous souls like me!

**Cheech** · 30th April 2012, 21:25

Hey guys. So I just sat my restricted test and thought I would share my experience...

Location was Westgate in Auckland about a week ago.

It has been mentioned before that the full and restricted tests have been swapped around and this is definitely the case. My test was EXACTLY the same as the old full test.

So an overview:

1/ Looked over the bike to make sure everything works and rego/wof are ok
2/ General ride around to check basics like signaling, give way, stop, turning, speed etc.
3/ Hazard identification. Ride in 50k area and identify any hazards.
4/ Ride in a high speed area. No hazard identification needed.

I was surprised at the hazard bit and was caught off guard. Luckily I remember what it was like from my full car license so wasn't too bad. I had to identify hazards AFTER parking up after riding around looking while scanning for hazards. Then I would let the tester know where/what the hazards way by signs (thumbs up/down and pointing)!

During the course of the test the only 'maneuver' I had to make was a few u-turns but these were mostly at a cul-de-sac so were piss easy.

It was long and actual riding was at least 45mins. Route consisted of the general Westgate area for 50k zone then out towards Whenuapai airbase and kumeu for high speed riding.

The headset I was given worked really well and I could hear instructions no prob. The tester repeated everything twice just in case and I nodded my head to show I heard him.

All up was a pretty easy test and nothing tricky about it if you know what to expect.

Cheers

**DODO``** · 30th April 2012, 21:39

Originally Posted by Cheech

Hey guys. So I just sat my restricted test and thought I would share my experience...

Location was Westgate in Auckland about a week ago.

It has been mentioned before that the full and restricted tests have been swapped around and this is definitely the case. My test was EXACTLY the same as the old full test.

So an overview:

1/ Looked over the bike to make sure everything works and rego/wof are ok
2/ General ride around to check basics like signaling, give way, stop, turning, speed etc.
3/ Hazard identification. Ride in 50k area and identify any hazards.
4/ Ride in a high speed area. No hazard identification needed.

I was surprised at the hazard bit and was caught off guard. Luckily I remember what it was like from my full car license so wasn't too bad. I had to identify hazards AFTER parking up after riding around looking while scanning for hazards. Then I would let the tester know where/what the hazards way by signs (thumbs up/down and pointing)!

During the course of the test the only 'maneuver' I had to make was a few u-turns but these were mostly at a cul-de-sac so were piss easy.

It was long and actual riding was at least 45mins. Route consisted of the general Westgate area for 50k zone then out towards Whenuapai airbase and kumeu for high speed riding.

The headset I was given worked really well and I could hear instructions no prob. The tester repeated everything twice just in case and I nodded my head to show I heard him.

All up was a pretty easy test and nothing tricky about it if you know what to expect.

Cheers

choice for sharing this, my restricted is in 4 days. at browns bay so yeah. cheers!